HASS Test 2 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

HASS Test 2 Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Question: Which of the following is true of bowel sounds? a. They are usually high-pitched, gurgling,

irregular sounds. b. They sound like "two pieces of leather being rubbed together." c. They

originate from the movement of air and fluid through the large intestine. d. They are usually

loud, high-pitched, rushing, tinkling sounds.

Correct Answer: a. They are usually high-pitched, gurgling, ir- regular sounds.

Question: The physician comments that a patient has abdominal "borborygmi." The nurse know that

this term refers to: a. hypoactive bowel sounds b. a loud, continuous hum. c. hyperactive

bowel sounds d. a peritoneal friction rub

Correct Answer: c. hyperactive bowel sounds

Question: Tenderness on light palpation in the RLQ could indicate a disorder of which of the following

structures? a. Appendix b. Spleen c. Sigmoid d. Gallbladder

Correct Answer: a. Appendix

Question: Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant (LLQ) of the abdomen? a. Sigmoid

colon b. Liver c. Duodenum d. Gallbladder

Correct Answer: a. Sigmoid colon

Question: During an interview, a patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my

shoulders--it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell her:

a. "That is the greater tubercle of your humerus. b. "That is your subacromial bursa." c. "That

is your glenohumeral joint." d. "That is your acromion process."

Correct Answer: d. "That is your acromion process."

Question: The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is

capable of the follow- ing movements: a. Circumduction b. Flexion and extension c.

Supination and pronation d. Inversion and eversion

, Correct Answer: b. Flexion and extension

Question: A patient who is in her first trimester of pregnancy tells the nurse that she is experiencing

significant nausea and vomiting, and asks when it will improve. The nurse should reply: a.

"Many women experience nausea and vomiting until the third trimester." b. "Did your

mother have significant nausea and vom- iting?" c. "At about the time you begin to feel the

baby move, the nausea and vomiting will subside." d. "Usually, by the beginning of the

second trimester, the nausea and vomiting improve.

Correct Answer: d. "Usually, by the be- ginning of the second trimester, the nausea and vomiting

improve.

Question: A female patient is experiencing nausea, breast ten- derness, fatigue, and amenorrhea. Her

last menstrual period was 6 weeks ago. The nurse recognizes that this patient is experiencing:

a. Positive signs of pregnancy. b. Presumptive signs of pregnancy. c. Possible signs of

pregnancy. d. Probable signs of pregnancy.

Correct Answer: b. Presumptive signs of pregnancy.

Question: The nurse is a mandatory reporter of child abuse. Which of the following must be present

before author- ities should be notified? a. Proof of abuse and neglect b. Statements from the

victim c. Statements from witness d. Suspicion of child abuse and neglect

Correct Answer: d. Suspicion of child abuse and neglect

Question: In which following situation is the nurse required to perform intimate partner violence (IPV)

screening? a. When a woman has an unexplained injury b. As a routine part of each health

care encounter c. When there is a know history of abuse in the family d. When IPV is

suspected

Correct Answer: b. As a routine part of each health care encounter